Lot 123
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A MUGHAL TURQUOISE AND COBALT-BLUE GLAZED CUERDA SECA POTTERY TILE
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A MUGHAL TURQUOISE AND COBALT-BLUE GLAZED CUERDA SECA POTTERY TILE

NORTH INDIA, AH 1024/1615 AD

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A MUGHAL TURQUOISE AND COBALT-BLUE GLAZED CUERDA SECA POTTERY TILE
North India, AH 1024/1615 AD
Of rectangular form, the pair of tiles together forming a blue cartouche containing an elegant nasta'liq inscription within a red frame, turquoise ground, very slight damages
together 9¾ x 26in. (24.1 x 66cm.) (2)
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Lot Essay

The Persian inscription is difficult to understand; it can possibly be translated: "Out of the felicity of the Pivot of the World, that angel if Help [for] men".

Two tiles from the same series were sold in these Rooms 14 October 1997, lot 386. The inscription on those tiles recorded the foundation of a mosque. Using the abjad system of dating, which was indicated by the inscription, these were dated AH 1024.

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